(Kweli) Yeah, wasn't expecting this, that's why ya (Hahaha) hope for the best and play 'em for the worst, c'mon (Muhfuckers is history)
This the story of Lucy In The Sky Wit Ask her why she crying, she wanna live, she got no for dying Was a science, too big for a small town She gotta get to New and watch a door fall down off the Greyhound, gotta make her way now She's on the park benches in the playground But burn quick, don't wanna have to turn trick to quit 'til she met the super pimp
Flashing his toothy smile that drove little Lucy She quick to hop up on his straight Hoopie style She let the fella hit but she sang, she He ain't that, she ain't selling it She looking for in all of the above Believing videos, just to back up all on a thug Who wanna put it in her, withdraw like a card But now she shake ass for tips at the titty bar
glass, everywhere (It's louder) Louder a bomb shattered in the air (It's louder) Try to hold back your tears (It's louder) Wait a second, happens here baby? (It's louder) Broken glass, (It's louder) Louder a bomb shattered in the air (How many of think you can do what we do?) Yeah, a second (One, two, three, c'mon)
Dreams shattered like broken Press ignore it and hopes get broken fast You complain for the you supposed to have But when you try to make God is known to laugh Throw a song on the phonograph, and Lucy wilin' The trick start smiling, watch the loot flying The Gucci start up, she live designer plush Start lining up the coke so she could find a
up, she's about to turn 33 Her shit started to sag, she got Now cats are used to drive her like a Church van Acting on thirst, Wants To Move' like a N.E.R.D. fan Bigger house, 10,000 purse fam She let you in, she wanted by the 1st man She the ring leader in a clique of And they shadowy, like the silhouette the curtain
Broken glass, (It's louder) than a bomb shattered in the air (It's louder) Try to hold back tears baby (It's louder) Wait a second, what here baby? (It's louder) glass, everywhere (It's louder) Louder a bomb shattered in the air (How many of think you can do what we do?) Yeah, wait a (One, two, three, c'mon)
She was a small city with big city dreams try to figure how to get up in them jeans Put her in them scenes, get her on the Hit her wit the 'til they figured out the schemes Now she all up in the club looking for a new Really like Lewis looking for a new drug 'Cause coke's getting old, started basing Graduated to crack, on occasion
Not catching the bus, but back at the and forth pacing, acting all impatient Last hundred dollars, she got to By' Now gotta make a choice, go home or get Mommy and daddy her, she left for the fame Now what's is the dirt that's thrown on her name She a ticket home if it's the right course Instead she a ticket to ride the white horse
glass, everywhere (It's louder) Louder than a bomb in the air (It's louder) Try to back your tears baby (It's louder) Wait a second, what happens here (It's louder) glass, everywhere (It's louder) Louder a bomb shattered in the air (How of y'all think you can do what we do?) Yeah, wait a (One, two, three, c'mon)